Relating to or characteristic of a clausula; having the nature of a concluding phrase or cadence.
From Latin clausula + -ar (adjective suffix). Used in musicology and rhetorical studies to describe specific structural elements.
When music theorists describe a 'clausular motion,' they're using 14th-century thinking—the idea that certain note progressions carry the irresistible force of a natural ending.
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